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denoting something as crooked or bent Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos), crooked, curved ankylosis: ante-describing something as positioned in front of another thing Latin āntē, before, in front of antepartum: anthropo-human Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), human anthropology: anti-describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another
Meaning: a prefix used to make words with a sense opposite to that of the root word; in this case, meaning "without" or "-less". This is usually used to describe organisms without a certain characteristic, as well as organisms in which that characteristic may not be immediately obvious.
Also called an antibacterial. A type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. Archaea One of the three recognized domains of organisms, the other two being Bacteria and Eukaryota. artificial selection Also called selective breeding. The process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively control the development of particular ...
This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
Every year on Feb. 2, Punxsutawney Phil the groundhog tries to predict the end of winter.. As tradition goes, if Phil sees his shadow, the U.s. has six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't see his ...
The generic name Addax is thought to be obtained from an Arabic word meaning a wild animal with crooked horns. [6] It is also thought to have originated from a Latin word. The name was first used in 1693. [ 7 ]
Flattened lengthwise, either laterally (from side to side) or dorsally (from front to back). concatenate Joined together in a chain-like form. See also concatenate and catenate. concolorous Having the same color throughout; uniformly colored. conduplicate Arranged such that two sides of a flat surface are folded along the midline to face each ...
Ray calls him weak and Tony fires the gun, shooting him in the chest, but Ray manages to hit Tony in the face with a fire poker, causing him to collapse to the ground. He wakes up a few hours ...